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Engineering at University of Idaho

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what University of Idaho has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and has a total student population of 10,791. Of the 1,738 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Idaho in 2021, 194 of them were engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

U of I Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

U of I Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering progam at U of I compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at U of I is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools 61
Most Focused Engineering Schools 147
Most Popular Engineering Schools 184

In 2021, 76 students received their master’s degree in engineering from U of I. This makes it the #141 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #128 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at U of I

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at University of Idaho.

U of I Engineering Bachelor’s Program

19% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 194 students earned a bachelor's degree in engineering from U of I. About 19% of these graduates were women and the other 81% were men.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at U of I are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Idaho with a bachelor's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 141
International Students 24
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

U of I Engineering Master’s Program

16% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 76 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from U of I, about 84% were men and 16% were women.

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Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from U of I, 55% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Idaho with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 42
International Students 25
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

U of I also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at University of Idaho. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Idaho. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering 92
Electrical Engineering 70
Civil Engineering 48
Chemical Engineering 28
Biological Engineering 19
Materials Engineering 11
Computer Engineering 11
Nuclear Engineering 10
Other Engineering 5
Geoscience Engineering 1

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ID, the home state for University of Idaho.

Occupation Jobs in ID Average Salary in ID
Software Applications Developers 2,800 $86,680
Civil Engineers 2,070 $78,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers 1,380 $117,930
Cost Estimators 1,190 $60,400
Industrial Engineers 1,050 $94,830

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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